My fiancé bought this for me while he is active duty serving our country, and my previous defender phone case broke after two years. So far I've had a great experience with this case.
This is the second case and holster I purchase. I repurchased cause after a few years of abuse it finally gave out. But I continuously and daily bang , drop , crush , etc etc and my phone is still intact , great product that keeps my phone new!
This holster works well. Solid support and hold. Clip can be rotated any direction to clip in any direction, and doubles as a kickstand/easel, which is nice (although I have yet to utilize it that way). My only complaints are that the back covers the whole back of the phone, which means that to use the camera you have to remove it from the holster. Also, the power and headphone jack ports are near impossible to open unless you remove it from the holster as well. A little modification for those two things would make it nearly perfect!
Had to buy a holster because my old one broke. Overall I like the case just fine. Arrived as promised.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from otterbox.comBy OtterBox , Customer Service Team, May 11, 2017
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your feedback! We are sorry that your Defender Series Holster broke. Please keep in mind that we can typically replace damaged holsters through our warranty. If you ever need assistance with an OtterBox product please feel free to give our friendly Otters a call at 1-855-688-7269. We are happy to help!
I had to cut away the protective screen to be able to text or use efficiently. I sent the previous one back to you with hopes of a refund as I had the same problem. Before this recent purchase I never had a complaint until it cracked. You graciously replaced it free but the screen is not tight fitting. It is loose and prevents touch typing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from otterbox.comBy OtterBox , Customer Service Team, May 15, 2017
Hi Karen,
We are sorry that this Defender case was making it difficult to interact with your iPhone’s touchscreen. This is understandably disappointing but we assure you that this is not normal.
When you have a moment, please give our friendly Otters a call at 1-855-688-7269 and we will be happy to assist in any way that we can!